Bucket Wheel for Bucket Ladder Dredger
Product Description
Bucket Wheel for Bucket Ladder Dredger
Product Description
For over a century, the Bucket Ladder Dredger has been the workhorse of the dredging industry, trusted for its continuous mechanical cutting action and ability to excavate virtually any material, from soft silt to hard rock. At the heart of this machine lies the Bucket Wheel—the continuous chain of heavy-duty buckets that dig, lift, and transport material from the seabed to the shore.
Our precision-engineered Bucket Wheels are designed to maximize fill factor, minimize spillage, and withstand the extreme punishment of high-impact dredging, ensuring your project stays on schedule and under budget.
Product Parameters
| Serial Number | Suction Pipe Diameter | Maximum Bucket Wheel Diameter | Bucket Wheel Width | Bucket Wheel Height | Bucket Wheel Height | Bucket Wheel Speed | Power |
| (mm) | D(mm) | B(mm) | H(mm) | H1(mm) | (r/min) | (KW) | |
| 1 | φ420 | 2700 | 550 | 650 | 1550 | 0-26 | 110 |
| 2 | φ550 | 3500 | 750 | 800 | 1875 | 0-26 | 270 |
| 3 | φ600 | 3800 | 750 | 820 | 2030 | 0-20 | 350 |
| 4 | φ650 | 4000 | 780 | 860 | 2255 | 0-18 | 380 |
| 5 | φ700 | 4400 | 900 | 995 | 2490 | 0-16 | 558 |
| 6 | φ750 | 6000 | 1300 | 1300 | 3300 | 0-15 | 900 |
Key Features & Benefits:
*High-Strength Alloy Construction: Each bucket is cast or fabricated from abrasion-resistant, high-tensile steel (such as manganese steel or equivalent). This ensures the bucket maintains its shape under immense digging forces and resists wear from constant contact with sand, gravel, and rock.
*Optimized Bucket Geometry: Our buckets feature a scientifically designed profile and cutting edge angle. This "aggressive" geometry ensures rapid filling, excellent retention of material during the lift, and clean discharge at the top of the ladder (the "dumping point").
*Reinforced Wear Zones: Critical areas—such as the cutting lip, sides, and back—are fitted with sacrificial wear strips, hard-facing, or replaceable tooth adapters. This extends the operational life of the bucket and reduces maintenance frequency.
*Modular Tooth System (Optional): For digging in compacted soils or weathered rock, the bucket lip can be fitted with a quick-change tooth system. These teeth break material first, protecting the bucket lip and increasing penetration.
*Precision Bushings & Pins: The connection points (the pins and bushings that link the buckets into a continuous chain) are precision-machined from hardened steel and equipped with grease channels. This ensures smooth rotation around the top and bottom tumblers, reducing wear on the ladder structure.
*High Dumping Efficiency: The curved back of the bucket is designed to release material cleanly as it passes over the top tumbler, feeding it directly into the chute or conveyor system with minimal carry-back.
Applications
Canal and River Widening: Precise excavation of stable slopes.
Land Reclamation: Mass excavation and transport of fill material.
Mining Dredging: Recovery of minerals, sand, and gravel from alluvial deposits.
Heavy Maintenance Dredging: Removal of compacted sediments and debris.